Website design · Charlotte, NC
Custom websites for founder-led businesses in Charlotte and across the country. One flat rate, four to six weeks, built so Google and AI assistants can find you, and you own every file and login from day one.
5.0 on Google · Senior-led, no account managers
“Show stopping results.”Christen, Hunting Hills
“Put words to things we knew but hadn't been able to articulate.”Cassidy, PERFORM Fitness
“Everything was custom, turned out better than I expected.”Rick Bandazian
“Not just a website, not just a logo, but a brand.”Kurt Dyck
“Incredibly easy for us to manage and add new posts.”Lauren, Triscend Partners
Sound familiar
Most people come to me knowing they need a better website. Fewer know what a better one actually does. The business is good, anyone who's worked with you knows it, and the site doesn't say so. So someone comparing you to three others picks on price, or picks whoever looked more sure of themselves.
It looks like everyone else's.
You've outgrown the template.
It doesn't say what makes you different.
Nobody finds it unless they already know your name.
The fun part is how fast it changes. Higher on Google, showing up when people ask ChatGPT who to call, and more of the right inquiries, usually within the first couple of months.
No panning required
You shouldn't have to sift through five vendors to find the gold. Strategy, design, words, build, and search all come from one place.
Who you're for and what makes you different, settled before anything gets designed.
No templates. A site that looks and feels like you and nobody else.
Words that sound like you on a good day, written for people and for AI.
Fast, secure, on WP Engine, and easy for you to update without calling anyone.
Structure, local signals, schema, and FAQs so Google and ChatGPT know what you do and where.
A blog, case studies, or updates section so you keep ranking long after launch.
Google Analytics, Search Console, and Bing set up so you can see what's working.
A clean launch, nothing broken, and a walkthrough so you're comfortable running it.
You own every file, every login, and the domain. If we parted ways tomorrow, it would all keep working.
Recent work
Pheasant hunting lodge · South Dakota
A family-run lodge running some of the best pheasant hunts in South Dakota. We rebuilt the brand and the site around what a hunt at Rieger actually feels like, and added a hunt planner that became their best source of new names and a tool the guides use to close.
After seeing the new website, a major publication in their industry reached out wanting to feature them.
Read the case study
Multifamily investment · Richmond, VA
A strong firm with a real track record, on a solid Wix site that looked like thousands of others. We kept the name and identity and rebuilt it custom on WordPress so it's as memorable as the firm, with a place for monthly investor updates that also feed the email list.
Moved from Wix to WordPress with zero downtime, and Tucker now publishes updates in minutes.
Read the case studySporting estate · Pennsylvania
A thousand-acre, family-run estate with sixty years of history. A brand refresh, a new site, and a clearer story for memberships, hunts, sporting clays, and the armory, all in one place a first-time visitor can follow.
“Delivered a site that looks sharp and works great.” Mike Benlock, now working with us on marketing too.
Read the case studyThe timeline
One focused session on who you're for and what makes you different.
The look and layout in your brand, with room for your feedback.
Custom WordPress, copy, and search setup, tested on phones first.
Live cleanly, old pages redirected, and you walked through running it.
One flat rate, quoted before we start. No hourly billing, no change orders. Month-to-month support after launch if you want it.
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of people used AI to find a local business this year, up from 6% the year before.
When someone asks ChatGPT who to hire for what you do in Charlotte, it names two or three businesses based on what it can read. Every site I build is set up to be one of them: plain statements of what you do and where, structured data, answers to the questions your buyers ask, and a site, listing, and reviews that tell the same story.
A beautiful site nobody finds is an expensive brochure.
How businesses get recommended by ChatGPTReviews
Their innovative approach to web design produced show stopping results, and we could not be happier with the finished product. Jake is gifted at translating conversations into visions and making those visions come to life in a timely fashion.
He helped us put words to things we knew about our business but hadn't been able to articulate yet. The brand shapes decisions well beyond a logo, and it's still something we come back to regularly.
Technology is frustrating to me, but Jake and crew made my concept and vision come to fruition pain-free. A bespoke company that won't just put your project into bucket 1, 2, or 3. Everything was custom, turned out better than I expected.
He took the time to understand our business, kept us in the loop throughout the process, and delivered a site that looks sharp and works great.
They built our website and made it incredibly easy for us to manage and add new posts without needing any coding experience.
Jake brilliantly helped me create a brand. Not just a website, not just a logo, but a brand, an identity.
The difference
Custom design built on your story
A template with your logo on it
One flat rate, quoted up front
Hourly, plus change orders
You own the site, hosting, and domain
Hosted on their account, licensed back
Built for Google and AI search
Pretty, and hard to find
The person you meet builds it
Sold by a senior, built by a junior
Based in Charlotte. When it helps, I'll come to your office or we'll grab coffee or lunch nearby, from South End and Ballantyne to Matthews and up toward Lake Norman. Everything else runs remotely, which is how I work with clients from the Carolinas to New Zealand.
Questions
It depends on the size of the site, but it helps to know the three tiers you'll run into. Large agencies charge the most, with account managers, junior designers, and layers between you and the work. Freelancers cost less but usually cover one skill, design or development, and you fill in the rest. Marketplaces like Fiverr and Upwork are the cheapest, mostly templates, hit or miss, and the person is gone after launch.
GiddyBrands is agency-level work at the price of a local contractor. I spent ten years building websites at an agency before starting this, so you get the strategy, design, copy, and SEO an agency would bring, from the person you're actually talking to, quoted as one flat rate before we start.
Most GiddyBrands websites take four to six weeks from the first strategy session to launch. Larger sites or projects that include a full rebrand can take longer, and you get the timeline with the quote.
No. Every site is custom designed around your business and built on WordPress, so it looks and feels like you rather than a theme with your logo on it.
Yes. Sites are built so you can edit pages, add posts, and publish updates without code, and every launch includes a walkthrough. Month-to-month support is available if you'd rather hand that off.
Yes, it's built into every site: page structure, local signals, schema markup, FAQ content, and setup for Google Search Console and Bing, so search engines and AI assistants like ChatGPT can read what you do and recommend you.
No. GiddyBrands is based in Charlotte and meets local clients in person, but works with founder-led businesses across the US and internationally, including lodges, finance firms, software companies, and professional services.
Very little. Access to your current site and domain if you have them, any photos or brand files you already own, and time for one strategy session. The strategy and the copy are part of what we do.
You do. The site, the hosting account, the domain, the files, and every login are yours from day one. Nothing is licensed back or held on a GiddyBrands account.
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I'll look at it the way a first-time buyer would, check how it shows up on Google and ChatGPT, and tell you what I'd change first. Takes me a day, no charge, and it's me doing it, not a tool.
Jake Gianelli, founder, GiddyBrands · Charlotte, NC
You can pan every bend in the river, or you can know where the gold sits.
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Branding and marketing for founders who want to be the obvious choice.